A prominent figure within the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has expressed his disappointment with the party’s treatment of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Igbokwe criticized the APC for sidelining El-Rufai, despite his significant contributions to the party’s rise to power.
In a Facebook post, Igbokwe praised El-Rufai as a fearless leader and a key figure in the party’s success. “I do not know why the leadership of APC Nigeria thinks that a scholar with a huge brain, a bold thinker, a fearless leader, a facilitator, a key player, a team player, an organizer like Mallam El-Rufai can just be ignored as if we do not know how we got here,” he wrote.
El-Rufai, who played a crucial role in the formation of the APC, has found himself marginalized since President Bola Tinubu took office. Despite being nominated by Tinubu for a ministerial position, El-Rufai was not confirmed by the Senate.
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Compounding his challenges, El-Rufai’s successor, Governor Sani Uba, has launched an investigation into alleged financial misconduct during El-Rufai’s tenure as governor. This probe has further strained El-Rufai’s standing within the party, leading to concerns from supporters like Igbokwe about the direction the APC is taking.
